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Top ten international events in 2012

PANO – The year of 2012 has passed with a large number of remarkable events across the world. The People’s Army Newspaper selected the top ten international events in 2012, as follows:

Democrat's presidential candidate, Mr. B. Obama, has been re-elected as the US President.

The 18th Chinese Communist Party Congress took place in November. The meeting witnessed the handover of power in the Party when Vice State President Xi Jinping was elected as the Chinese Party General Secretary.

Violence in Syria escalated but neither of the Governmental force and rebels could gain the absolute advantage in the battlefield. While the West increased pressures on the Bashar Al Assad Government, Russia and China did not change their policies towards Syria in the UN Security Council.

Clashes between the Israel Army and Hamas force killed hundreds of people. The situation was then ended with a truce signed between the two sides after the efforts of the USA and Egypt as mediators. This made Egypt become a prestigious mediator in the Middle East while the country was still struggling with a domestic political crisis involved in its new Constitution.

Dispute between China and Japan over a group of islands called Senkaku by the Japanese and DiaoYu by the Chinese heated up the atmosphere in the East China Sea.

Europe, especially the Euro zone, continued to struggle with a serious crisis of the public debt. It could be said that the “virus” of the public debt spread across the Euro Zone, which continued to deteriorate the old “patients” of Greece, Portugal and Spain and shook even the Euro Zone’s two largest economies of France and Germany. This seriously challenged the unity of the Euro Zone.

Mr. V. Putin returned to Kremlin for the third term of office after having won the Russian Presidential Elections, while Mr. D. Medvedev came back his old post of the Russian Prime Minister after led the country as the President for one term of office.

Early in December, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea successfully launched a satellite into a spatial orbit after the failure of its similar launch in April. While North Korea asserted the launch for scientific purposes and others believed it was a ballistic missile testing. This move put both the Republic of Korea and Japan on full alert.

The UN officially granted the non-member state observer status to Palestine despite strong protests from the USA and Israel. This was a big step forwards of the Palestinians in its long-time struggle for the foundation of their own independent State.

Superstorm Sandy wreaked havoc in the eastern coastal areas of the USA in October. It killed hundreds of people, destroyed a large number of infrastructural projects and homes and badly affected lives of millions of people. The hurricane caused a loss of billions of dollars.Translated by Thu Nguyen

Nghi made the comment on the results of the Russian presidential election on March 5. He said “We believe that under the leadership of President Putin, Russian people will continue to reap great successes in their modernisation course and the Russian Federation will prosper and raise its global role and status, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and elsewhere. We also believe that the Vietnamese-Russian strategic partnership, which President Vladimir Putin ardently promoted, will continue with its robust development in the interests of both peoples and that the traditional friendship between the two countries will be long-lasting," concluded the spokesperson.... [read more]

Nguyen Hong Linh, Chairman of the provincial People’s Council, was speaking at a December 25 reception for Ivan Melnikov, visiting Vice Chairman of the Russian State Duma. Linh said investment cooperation between Ba Ria-Vung Tau and Russia has been strengthened over the years, primarily in oil and gas services, tourism, maritime, and construction. The Vung Tau-based Vietnam-Russia Oil and Gas Joint Venture Enterprise (Vietsovpetro) has become an exemplary role model for efficient cooperation between the two countries, he said. The province has signed memoranda of understanding on cooperation with three Russian localities – Rostov Na Dony, Sverdlovsk and Nenetskiy autonomous region. It is a major contributor to the increasing trade ties between Vietnam and Russia, exporting its key items such as seafood, cashew nuts, and garments. Linh said Ba Ria-Vung Tau creates the best possible conditions for Russian nationals to live and work in the province, recalling the voting for the Russian Presidential Election in March 2012. A wide range of cultural exchange activities have been held, helping deepen the relationship between the two peoples.... [read more]

Russian presidential election in Binh Thuan By Khai Nguyen in Binh Thuan The Government of Binh Thuan Province, in association with the Russian Embassy in Vietnam, on Friday will allow Russian citizens in the locality to take part in their presidential election. The historic event will take place due to an agreement between Binh Thuan Province chairman Le Tien Phuong and Russian Ambassador to Vietnam Andrey G. Kovtun. The election will take place at Dong Tay Restaurant on Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, Ham Tien Ward, Phan Thiet City. The Russian side will prepare all the steps for election business, while the local authority is responsible for security and suitable conditions for Russian voters. The Russian Embassy said it had chosen Binh Thuan for the election venue as Mui Ne is an attractive spot for Russian people coming for leisure and business purposes. Binh Thuan’s Department of Interior has cooperated with Russia’s consulate general in HCMC to implement the election in line with the laws of the two nations. According to the Binh Thuan Tourism Association, Russian visitors make up over 60% of the total number of foreign tourists to Mui Ne, with about 4,000 Russians in the area at this moment. It is expected there will be more than 6,000 Russian tourists coming to the coastal province next month.... [read more]

(CPV) - At the close of 2012, the Communist Party of Vietnam Online Newspaper reviews the top 10 international events of the year.1. In 2012: Elections transfer leadership between generations in major countries in the world In Russia: Vladimir Putin won the Russian presidency with an overwhelming number of votes, as predicted, at the Russian Presidential Election which took place in March 2012. Vladimir Putin returned to the Kremlin and again undertook the highest position in Russia while his predecessor, Dmitry Medvedev, became Prime Minister. The Russian President put the focus on national unity in national development, building Russia in a modern and comprehensive manner, and increasing connectivity efforts in the post-Soviet space. In France: Candidate Francois Hollande defeated incumbent Nicolas Sarkozy on May 6, becoming the first Socialist to win a presidential election in France since François Mitterrand in 1988. In China: On November 8, the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China (CPC) officially opened in Beijing. This important political event marked the transfer of leadership between generations in China after 10 years, and set out goals and tasks for the next 10 years. Xi Jinping was elected as General Secretary of the CPC and Chairman of the CPC Central Military Commission. In the USA: In November 11, 2012, theUS Presidential Election resulted in sitting US President Barack Obama's triumph over Mitt Romney of the Republican Party. US President Barack Obama was re-elected for a second term. Obama defeated Mitt Romney in the US Presidential Elections…... [read more]

Speaking at the meeting, Vietnamese Ambassador in Russia Pham Xuan Son remarked the glorious tradition of Vietnamese revolutionary journalism and praised the role as well as the contribution of Vietnamese journalists in reflecting and helping to carry out the guidelines and policy of the Party and State, including boosting the traditional friendly relations and strategic partnership with Russia. The Ambassador also affirmed that correspondent Vietnamese journalists in Russia, reflected all aspects of Russia in a timely, honest and effective manner, especially the 6th State Duma election on December 4th, 2011 and the Russian presidential election on March 4th, 2012. The Ambassador also stated the outstanding achievements and shortcomings of the press in reflecting the situation in Vietnam and Russian Federation, as well as the life of the Vietnamese community in Russia. On June 21 in Vientiane, the overseas Party Committee and Vietnamese Embassy in Laos organized a meeting with correspondents in Laos. On behalf of the overseas Party Committee and Vietnamese Embassy, Ambassador Ta Minh Chau congratulated journalists on the Vietnam revolutionary journalism day and praised the correspondent for timely activities reflecting on the Party, State leaders, the overseas Vietnamese community in Laos, as well as the political, economic and cultural activities of Laos and their solidary and friendship contributing to deepen the special and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries. In addition, the Ambassador also suggested the correspondents should help the Lao press and promote Vietnamese language so that the cooperation between the two countries became increasingly effective; as…... [read more]

PANO - The development of comprehensive partnership with Vietnam, the traditional and reliable friend of Russia, is one of Russia's top priorities in its external policies in Asia. In his article written for the People's Army Newspaper on the occasion of the Russia National Day, June 12 th the Russian Ambassador to Vietnam A. Kovtun stressed that 22 years ago, on June 12 th, 1990, the Decree on Russian National Sovereignty was passed, starting the new age in the modern history of Russia. Since then, June 12 th has been observed as the Russian National Day. 2011 saw Russia remarkable socio-economic development with a GDP growth rate of over 4 percent, export growth by one third, inflation index of less than 7 percent and bad debts at a minimum level. Attentively, the results of Russian State Duma elections in December 2011 and Russian Presidential election this March created premise for Russia to advance forwards on the basis of its renewal and new nature while maintaining its traditional policies. Russia pursues independent and predictable policies but does not ignore or make fuss of current differences. The Russian Ambassador to Vietnam further wrote, Russia would like to open door to promote friendly and comprehensive cooperation with all nations on the basis of equality, mutual trust and mutual benefit. Russia supports all joint avtivities to consolidate global security and stability and sustainable development as well as settle all conflicts while promoting the efficience of international partnership. Regarding Russia-Vietnam partnership, the Ambassador pointed out…... [read more]

(VOVworld) - Vladimir Putin, who won the Russian presidential election on March 4th, took up office Monday as Russian president for a third term. At his swearing in ceremony in Moscow, Putin pledged to respect and protect the rights and freedoms of the people and citizens and observe and protect the constitution of the Russian Federation. He vowed to defend the sovereignty, independence, security and integrity of the country and to serve the people faithfully. Earlier, Putin committed himself to focusing on 4 major fields, including reforming the political system and developing democracy, boosting socio-economic development, enhancing national defense and security, and implementing independent external policies. Regarding external policies, analysts predict that Putin will continue to follow cautious policies, balancing the country's relations to ensure its own interests. Putin said that Russia consistently fights for a multipolar world order. The new leader stressed that Russia's greatest security challenge is the US and NATO reconsidering the current world order in the best interest of western countries. He stated that Russia will not tolerate any plots by NATO and the US but be ready to cooperate and has narrowed its conflicts of interests with some western countries. Putin was born on October 7th in 1952 into a working family. He was confirmed Acting Russian President on December 31st 1999 and became Russian President in 2000. He assumed the post of Russian leader for 2 consecutive 4-year terms from 2000 to 2008 and then became Russian Prime Minister during 2008-2012. He was reelected…... [read more]

All members of the Central Election Commission signed the final protocol recording the results of the March 4 presidential election in Russia. According to the final data, Putin received 45,602,075 votes (63.60 percent). He will be Russia's president for the next six years. Communist Party leader Gennady Zyuganov received 12,318,353 votes (17.18 percent); self-nominated candidate, billionaire Mikhail Prokhorov received 5,722,508 votes (7.98 percent); Liberal Democratic Party leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky received 4,458,103 votes (6.22 percent); and Just Russia leader Sergei Mironov received 2,763,935 votes (3.85 percent). Gagik Tsarukyan, Chairman of the Prosperous Armenia Party (PAP), has congratulated Vladimir Putin on his "impressive victory". In his message Mr Tsarukyan pointed out that the PAP and United Russia have been cooperating for four years. Chairman of the National Unity Artashes Geghamyan handed his congratulatory message over to the Russian Embassy in Armenia. Vietnam also congratulated Russia for holding a successful presidential election and to Vladimir Putin for his triumph, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi. Spokesperson Nghi commented on the results after the Russian presidential election. He said, "We believe that under the leadership of President Putin, Russian people will continue to reap successes in their modernisation course and the Russian Federation will prosper and raise its global role and status, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and elsewhere." "We also believe that the Vietnamese-Russian strategic partnership, which President Vladimir Putin ardently promoted, will continue with its robust development in the interests of both peoples and that the…... [read more]

Vietnam congratulated Russia for holding a successful presidential election and to Vladimir Putin for his triumph, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi. Nghi commented on the results after the Russian presidential election on March 5. He said “We believe that under the leadership of President Putin, Russian people will continue to reap successes in their modernisation course and the Russian Federation will prosper and raise its global role and status, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and elsewhere. We also believe that the Vietnamese-Russian strategic partnership, which President Vladimir Putin ardently promoted, will continue with its robust development in the interests of both peoples and that the traditional friendship between the two countries will be long-lasting," concluded the spokesman.-VNA... [read more]

Vietnam congratulated Russia for holding a successful presidential election and to Vladimir Putin for his triumph, said Vietnamese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Luong Thanh Nghi. Nghi commented on the results after the Russian presidential election on March 5. He said "We believe that under the leadership of President Putin, Russian people will continue to reap successes in their modernisation course and the Russian Federation will prosper and raise its global role and status, contributing to peace, stability and prosperity in the region and elsewhere. We also believe that the Vietnamese-Russian strategic partnership, which President Vladimir Putin ardently promoted, will continue with its robust development in the interests of both peoples and that the traditional friendship between the two countries will be long-lasting," concluded the spokesman.-VNA... [read more]